Allergy in the insane

Abstract

1. 1. The incidence of hay fever and asthma in the insane, whether organic or inorganic, is the same as that in the sane. 2. 2. The mental imbalance in the insane does not influence the degree of hay fever. 3. 3. The low incidence of hay fever and asthma in the psychotic, quoted heretofore, is due probably to the failure of the insane to voice their complaints, and the lack of frequent, general, physical examination. Routine search for hay fever and asthma in the psychotic discloses as high an incidence as in the sane. 4. 4. There is suggestive evidence that other forms of allergy besides hay fever and asthma are not uncommon in the psychotic.